Smyrna times., 1887-03-23

ment to the applicants, received the
following ministers into full member
ship in the Wilmington Conference {:
ReVs. ID. II. Cochran, Jas. NJ. Mitchell,
Geo. F. Hopkins, RObt. Watt, j. V.
Easily, l.. J. MuchmOre, E. S. Mace, j.
d. Reese and w. r. Searns. The final
question put to the candidates was:
Will you refrain from the use of
tobacco in all its forms?" and all re.
spOnded emphatically, Il will" A
large audience assembled in the after
noon to witness the celebration of the
WOman's Foreign Missionary Society
anniversary. Addresses were deliver
ed by DR.. J. NJ. ThOburn, a returned
missionary from India, and Mrs. E. B.
Stevens, corresponding secretary of the
WOman's Foreign Missionary Society.
At night the anniversary of the Freed
mans Aid Society was celebrated at
Emmanuel and Asbury Churches.
Sunday the churches would not hold
the great multitude of the people who
assembled from the town and adjacent
country to attend services. All the
pulpits were filled by members of the
conference. Bishop II. w. Warren
O.tlU
A. NJ, and after the sermon ordained a
class of nine deacOns, who successfully
passed the examination at this session
OF conference. In the afternoon class
OF live elders was ordained.
At 2.30 p. NJ, Rev. Jacob Todd of
Wilmington preached the sermon of
the ordination of elders from Acts.
chapter 20, and John, chapter 10; II.
The sermon was an instructive homily
on the work of Christ and on the work
OF the minister of Christ. The candi
dates for elders orders were William
B. Guthrie, George L. Hardesty. Con-
rad Il. Harting, Alpheus S. Mowbrav
and Isaac Il. Wood. Bishop Warren
read the disciplinarian ritual to the
candidates.
On Sunday evening the missionary
anniversary was held, with the Rev. +.
A. Ellis presiding. The report of Al
fred u. Cox of MiddletOwn, treasurer
OF the Conference Missionary Society
was read. Wilmington district, S8. .655.-
70; Dover district, 50, 1906; Easton
district, $4,l33.86; and Salisbury dis.
trlct, S4,554 total, $20,685; increase
over last year, $3,335.67 As there
was still $l45 lacking to complete the
pportionment, Henry f. Pickles of
Wilmington offered that Grace Church
pay the $45, provided the meeting
would raise the balance of 500. This |
was done at once. The grand total |
then stood $20, $50, or the complement
of the conference
The special committee of conference.
appointed last Friday to investioate |
the charges brought against the Rev. J. |
A. 81 Wilson, presiding elder of Sails |
bury district, by the Rev. William +. |
TOmkinsOn, reported through its chair
man, DIR. Todd of Wilmington. The |
found that the charges |
were not sustained, excepting in the /
case of two, in which Mr.. Wilson was
found guilty of imprudence. His char
acter was then favOrably passed upon. |
Mrs, Newman of Utah addressed the
Women's Home Missionary Society
Monday. She spoke on |
the evils of pOlygamy and made deep
impression with her facts and her elo- |
quence.
The conference raised $I23. 20 to be
distributed among the sufferers from
the fire on last Thursday evening
Bishop Warren contributed So and |
Mrs. Warren S5.
Rev }. ID. G. Hanna was appointed
10 preach the missionary sermon at the
next conference in 1888. and the Rev
W. ). Robinson ofSmyrna was appoint
ed alternate.
The Rev. J. France stated that the
widow of the Rev. w. J. O'Neil needed
nelp the Board Of Stewards had ap-
proprlated S275 to her use. Mr.. France
appealed for more money and liberal
collection was taken. The Rev. Sam
lel }. Morris of the NJ. f. Church
South, rs endorsed by several brethren
was received into full connection of the
The conference.
The following ministers were admit
Ted on trial: Conrad r. Hartwir. John
\. Todd, Harvey w. Ewing. 8. M
Morgan, J. S. Staats, Ralph T. Coursev
samuel F. Johnson, John w. GisIev
Iachariah II. Webster. S. J. Morris
vas admitted to the conference from
he Virginia NJ. F. Conference. The
Kew. DIR. Hurlbut then addressed the
conference on Sunday school unions
The Rev. Adam Stengle invited the
conference to meet next year in Union
VI. +. Church, Wilmington. The invi-
atlon was unanimously accepted.
Inc Rev. William +. Tomkinson, bv
notion OF the Rev. Charles Hill, was re-
.uested to ask for supernumerary rela-
ions. The Rev l.. J. MuchmOre retired
rom the effective work because ofhealtb
ailing.
At the conclusion of the nineteenth
nnual session of the Wilmington Con- (
erence Bishop Warren read the fol-
owing appointments and the body nd.
burned